Bass
Ferenc BOKANY

Hungarian of birth, Ferenc Bokany has served as a principal bass player in many major orchestras, such as the Norwegian Opera, the Dutch Radio Orchestra, the Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, his predecessor there being Mr. Duncan McTier with whom he also performed within the framework of the Paganini Ensemble. He has been the principal bass player of Orchestre National de Lyon since 1992 and is a regular solo bass player of OEK, Japan. In the early eighties, Ferenc Bokany succeeded the late Lajos Montag at the Tibor Varga Summer Academy.  He has performed as a soloist with numerous ensembles, among others Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra and the Detmold Chamber Orchestra. Ferenc Bokany was a close collaborator of the late Tibor Varga and served as the bass player of his chamber orchestra for almost thirty years. In the field of chamber music, Ferenc Bokany has performed with many of the world's top musicians. His enormous experience has benefitted students who are now professionals in many of Europe's finest orchestras. Being a highly successful jazzman, Ferenc Bokany has also formed students who are active in the field of jazz and "light music". He teaches both the French and German bow technique and concentrates his teaching on the preparation for orchestra auditions. His discography can be found on the internet.

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